Sublimation

 

Vaporizing snow

Beautiful, mysterious

Process, like dry ice.

More on Cryoprotection

Cryoprotection intrigues me still ... I can't let it go ... I don't think I've quite wrapped my head around it entirely, as reflected in this post ...

Diatoms (single celled algae with silicate cell walls) in the ocean release ice-binding proteins to prevent ice crystals forming (their own antifreeze molecules), which would restrict their growth and motility. Diatom abundance and composition in the ocean therefore also affects the structure, melt (light penetration) and formation of sea ice. Massive blooms of diatomic algae in the ocean make for thinner ice sheets, as well as more abundant biomass for the base of our planet's food chain. (Good and bad at the same time? Ooh, maybe we mistakenly exercise 'judgement' on what IS without any need to - it just IS, it has no inherent quality.)

And lakes too, of course! Excess algal growth can inhibit the formation of ice cover ... and thereby alter/influence what happens to other life forms in other habitats ... that's how ecosystems are!

It's interesting contemplating how such small, single celled organisms can alter major environmental systems! I'm ever-wowed by the complexity of nature, and the way we 'judge'  or name it.

Traveling Scatter-brain

Oh my! Whilst meaning to warm up my coffee in the microwave, I started placing my mug into the nearest cabinet. This is what being busy and tired and frazzled does - hope it doesn't get any more scatty than this.

Oops, then I set off without the very item I'd arranged to drop off at a friend's home!

We're on our way to claim Isfryn for ourselves, and explore a little of our new village in the next week. Posts to my blog may not be as frequent as in the past, as we try to establish Internet, and make ourselves a temporary home, using a borrowed air mattress and our sleeping bags.

Please AirFrance, no delays ... 🤞

Light and Dark

Early morning sunlight intersects with the remains of night's darkness to create this dramatically beautiful scene on Arrowhead. A sight to cherish.